Dana White: Ronda Rousey Was Never Supposed to Speak After UFC 205 Weigh-Ins

According to UFC President Dana White, Ronda
Rousey shouldn’t be criticized for storming off the stage after
her face off with Amanda
Nunes last week.

Shortly after the ceremonial weigh-ins for UFC 205 concluded inside
Madison Square Garden on Friday, Rousey and Nunes were called to
the stage to promote their upcoming bantamweight title bout.
Moments later, Nunes conducted a brief interview with UFC analyst
Joe Rogan. Rousey, however, pulled free from White and quickly
walked off stage.

“She was never supposed to speak and neither was Amanda. My
production guys screwed that thing up," White said. "They made
Ronda look bad, like she just stormed off. They were both supposed
to go up, square off and they were supposed to walk away.”

As for why it appeared that Rousey pulled away from White, the UFC
boss claims he was simply trying to set up one more photo-op.

“I was trying to get them stand forward and somebody to give Amanda
the belt,” he said.

Nunes will defend her 135-pound belt against Rousey at UFC 207 in
Las Vegas on Dec. 30. It will be Rousey’s first promotional
appearance since losing the title in a knockout loss against
Holly
Holm at UFC 193 in November 2015.

Rousey has flown largely under the radar since then, making only
the occasional public appearance. White didn’t offer any guarantees
regarding her availability as UFC 207 draws near.

"She was on Ellen. She’s doing Kimmel,” he said. “She's doing all
the talk shows. Is she gonna talk to you guys? I don't know."